8/5/2014
8/5/2014
5/27/2024
8/5/2014
5/27/2024
5/27/2024
8/5/2014
8/5/2014
8/5/2014
8/5/2014
5/27/2024
Former barracks repurposed as local motel
5/27/2024
Landmark information
- Location:
200 ft W of U.S. Hwy 395 (PM 67.3), 9.6 mi N of Lone Pine - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
5/23/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
5/27/2024 - GPS Coordinates:
N 36 43.676, W 118 8.846 - Other Designations:
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Manzanar
In the early part of World War II, 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were interned in relocation centers by Executive Order No. 9066, issued on February 19, 1942.
Manzanar, the first of ten such concentration camps, was bounded by barbed wire and guard towers, confining 10,000 persons, the majority being American citizens.
May the injustices and humiliation suffered here as a result of hysteria, racism and economic exploitation never emerge again.
Note:
This landmark is colocated with #934 in Inyo County.